Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis DNA using MagNA Pure DNA extraction and Cobas Amplicor CT/NG amplication

Abstract

The automated MagNA Pure DNA extraction method for Chlamydia trachomatis was compared with the manual Cobas Amplicor protocol using 100 μL of input sample volume from 964 specimens. Agreement between protocols was 96.1%. The automated extraction method had a sensitivity of 99% and a specificity of 100%. Amplification inhibition observed after manual preparation of samples (3.8%) was not apparent following automated extraction. Using 200 μL of sample in the automated extraction process lowered the detection limit without raising the inhibition rate. Furthermore, the automated extraction method halved the hands-on time required for the procedure. © 2006 Copyright by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.